In the Interest of E.H., K.H., and A.H., Minor Children
C.H., Father-Appellant
Attorney for Appellant Father
Felicia M. Bertin Rocha
Attorney for Appellee State
Mackenzie Moran, Assistant Attorney General
Guardian ad Litem
Clara Avenarius
Attorney for Minor Child E.H.
Nickole Miller
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Erik I. Howe, Judge. AFFIRMED. Considered without oral argument by Tabor, C.J., and Greer and Buller, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, C.J. (9 pages)
A father appeals the juvenile court order confirming adjudication of his three children as needing assistance and continuing their removal from his custody. He contends the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services denied him due process by requiring him to participate in drug testing and by not communicating effectively with him. He also argues that it was unreasonable to continue the removal based on his refusal to take drug tests. OPINION HOLDS: Given the State’s proof that the children have been exposed to methamphetamine in the home and the mother’s report that she and the father used methamphetamine together, we affirm the juvenile court’s order.
